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Originally Posted by Bingo
If he's there I'd be happy if they selected him but ...
the second the choice was made I'd fret about the history of defensemen taken in the first five and how teams that drafted them tend to overreact to the fact that forwards selected around them progressed faster creating stupid trades that these franchises regretted for a decade.
So take him sure ... but them leave him alone until he's 23 and then assess the draft.
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In my opening post I suggested that it would take 3 years to make an impact... If 5 years is a realistic time frame then it would be really hard for any GM to take him with a top 4-5 pick. They will not be around to get credit for the great pick. The forwards will be expected to make an immediate impact or at worst in their 2nd year after the draft.
If Jankowski turns out to be the best player taken in the 2012 Draft as a 23 year old Feaster will have been out of hockey management for 3 full years.
If Nurse #7 pick last year is splitting time between AHL and the Oilers in 2015-16 (21 year old) that might be enough to get Lowe/McTavish tossed out. Almost any other GM not having photos of the owners on the cocaine boat with the hookers is going to have a rough time surviving with a top-5 pick not at least showing huge potential at the NHL level as a 21 year old